Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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My Favorite Fiction of 2020 Katy Waldman · New Yorker
The Best Movies of 2025 Kyle Smith · Wall Street Journal
10 Favorite Books of 2025 Maureen Corrigan · NPR · Fresh Air
The 50 Best Films of 2022 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Ann Hornaday · Washington Post
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire

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Deaf President Now! Nyle DiMarco and Davis Guggenheim
Needs Continuum Karen Gwyer
Paper Girl Beth Macy
U R HERE Honesty
Suspicious Minds
Perfect Days Wim Wenders
Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese
Noble and Godlike in Ruin Deerhoof
Aftersun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Oliver Coates
Natpwe: The Feast of the Spirits Tiane Doan na Champassak and Jean Dubrel
Beasts of the Southern Wild Benh Zeitlin
A Seat at the Table Solange
A Separation Asghar Farhadi
XXX Danny Brown

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